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Dept of Health

Answer

Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients were registered with NHS dentists in Hampshire in each year from 1997 to 2002. [115554] Ms Blears: The table shows the number of registrations in the Hampshire area at 30 September in each of the years 1997 to 2002. The Hampshire area covers North and Mid Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and South East Hampshire and Southampton and South West Hampshire Registrations lapse if patients do not return to their dentists within 15 months. Registrations will exclude patients who haven't been to their general dental service (GDS) dentist within the past 15 months and patients who receive dental treatment from other National Health Service dental services. The September 1997 figure is not comparable with the later figures because of change in the registration periods for adults and children. The figures do not include patients attending the dental access centres which opened during the period and whose patients are not registered. Patients wishing to register with a GDS dentist can obtain details of dentists accepting new patients by contacting NHS Direct. General Dental Service: Number of registrations in Hampshire area at 30 September1997 to 2002 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. At 30 September Number of patients registered (thousands) 1997 951 1998 842 1999 823 2000 824 2001 818 2002 801 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

115554; 406 c374-5W

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Dental services Dentistry NHS Patients Registration Hampshire

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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